Spurs have earned quite the reputation for developing young players under current manager Mauricio Pochettino, as a host of starlets have become first-team players at White Hart Lane.

Players like Eric Dier, Dele Alli, Ryan Mason, Tom Carroll, Joshua Onomah and Harry Kane have all made the step-up under Pochettino, and other young players are no doubt keen to join Spurs' youth movement.

Pleat, a former Luton and Spurs manager, is a talent spotter for Tottenham and is even credited with recommending current Spurs star Dele Alli to the club whilst he was starring for Milton Keynes Dons in League One.

Alli has taken the Premier League by storm this season, and another central midfielder like Bakinson could see his success and be desperate to make the move to North London.

The 17-year-old has yet to make his first-team debut for the Hatters, but the 6ft 3in teenager has already signed a three-and-a-half year professional deal with Luton, such is their admiration for their hottest young prospect.

Yet with Pleat allegedly urging Spurs to make a move for Bakinson, Luton could end up losing the midfielder this summer as Spurs chase another Dele Alli-like signing.

Olly Dawes

Olly is a Sports Management graduate and aspiring journalist, with most of his work surrounding football or NFL. He has formed two of his own sites, as well as contributing to a number of others before starting with Here Is The City.